In the September/October 2012 Cigar Aficionado

Cigar Aficionado's 20th Anniversary

In the October issue of Cigar Aficionado, we celebrate 20 years of being the ultimate resource for cigar lovers. It starts with Editor and Publisher Marvin R. Shanken telling the tale of how the magazine was created and continues with various in-depth features that examine the magazine's impact not only on the industry, but cigar culture. This 274-page collector's edition includes works by famed authors Gay Talese and P.J. O'Rourke, a journey back in time with some of the pioneers of the cigar industry, a gallery showing every cover of the magazine, discussions with some of the celebrities who have graced our cover, a dream interview with some of history's most famous cigar lovers and much, much more. Plus, we look at slow play on golf courses, teach you how to get VIP treatment in a hotel, and argue why the NFL's quarterback rating system is flawed. Also, subscribe toCigar Aficionado and receive the digital edition of our premier issue FREE!

20th Anniversary

For the first time anywhere, Cigar Aficionado’s Editor and Publisher Marvin R. Shanken tells the whole story of how he came to create a magazine that would capture the imagination (and passion) of cigar smokers everywhere.History

From the inaugural issue of what was seemingly an odd-duck magazine tailored for a very specialized niche market to the explosion of cigar smoking to the unbridled excitement of the Big Smokes, Cigar Aficionado has always been a publishing anomaly…and a cultural game changer.The Stars

Our first issue contained an essay by the distinguished journalist Gay Talese about his ritual of “walking my cigar” and it garnered unwarranted ire. We ask him 20 years hence how that has changed.Humor

Why does the NFL quarterback rating system consistently deny its passing legends access to the higher reaches of the ziggurat? We examine a flawed system that puts Aaron Rodgers at No.1, but has Joe Montana as an also-ran.